Studies are showing that sun protection is vital for people of all skin tones. Yet the biggest barrier to effective UV protection for people with darker skin is the whitening effect of many sunscreens. The whitening effect is largely due to the inclusion of physical sunscreens such as titanium dioxide, which increases the effectiveness as… Read more »
Zinc is one of those ingredients which is everywhere in modern life; you might find it in your breakfast cereal, household paint, or sunscreen. Are these all the same zinc? Zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) is the compound most likely to be found as a nutritional supplement — either in fortified cereals or in lozenges. Zinc is… Read more »
Zinc is one of those ingredients which is everywhere in modern life; you might find it in your breakfast cereal, household paint, or sunscreen. Are these all the same zinc? Zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) is the compound most likely to be found as a nutritional supplement — either in fortified cereals or in lozenges. Zinc is… Read more »
What if you could get the benefits of a geothermal mineral spa every day? A friend was telling me the other day about a spa in Iceland like the one pictured, where you can wallow peacefully in geothermally-heated pools coated wearing a mud mask rich in silica. As slush currently features in my life more… Read more »
Angela Zhang, a 17 year old student in California, has won the 2011 national science prize from Siemens for her research on specific drug delivery to cancerous tumors. The Wall Street Journal reports that Zhang developed an iron oxide and gold-based nanoparticle that is capable of killing cancer stem cells when selectively delivered to the… Read more »
As temperatures fall into the freezing range, you may be asking yourself if you really need to apply that sunscreen. The answer, unequivocally, is yes! Whether you want to hear it or not, I dish out advice concerning best practices for your skin. And, applying a good UVA/UVB blocking sunscreen daily, year round, is one… Read more »
In some ways you can compare skincare treatments to clothing – they help to protect skin against the elements. In both cases, the concept of layering helps to deliver maximum benefit. Start with lighter layers and build up gradually ending with the most protective one. When it comes to your skin, here’s how to do… Read more »
A new poll from Ipsos Reid indicates that, of all the professions, pharmacists enjoy the highest confidence of the Canadian public, even outranking doctors, soldiers, pilots and teachers. 78 per cent of poll respondents said they trust pharmacists the most, followed by doctors (75 per cent), Canadian soldiers (74 per cent), airline pilots (73 per… Read more »
If you thought cholesterol is bad for you, think again. A new Korean study published in the Journal of Dermatological Science evaluated the effects of major lipid (fat) ingredients in moisturizers. Cholesterol, linoleic acid and N-oleoyl-phytosphingosine, a synthetic ceramide, were evaluated on skin responses to UV in tape-stripped human skin. After two days of lipid… Read more »
Now that we’ve hit August and the height of summer, now is the perfect time for a reminder that sunscreen and antioxidants are as much summer BFF’s as shorts and sandals. While most of us are aware of the importance of using a well-formulated broad-spectrum sunscreen with effective sun filters daily, we may not yet… Read more »